THE HOFSTRA
HEMPSTEAD, NY VOLUME 89 ISSUE 6
CHRONICLE
TUESDAY April 11th, 2023
KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935 NEWS
Hofstra Public Safety reviews safety protocols after MSU shooting ing piece contains discussion of gun violence.
On February 13, Katie Vanyo, a junior marketing major at Michigan State University, was sitting in bed when she received a horrific email about an active shooter on campus. Vanyo said the consequences of school shootings are Photo courtesy of Simran Desai more severe than To purchase a gun in the state of New York, they may seem. you must be over the age of 21 with a governUnfortunately, ment issued ID and background check. stories like Vanyo’s are far from unique. By Simran Desai ABC News reported that since SPEC IAL TO T H E C H R O NI CL E the start of the year, about 9,800 Content warning: The follow-
Americans have already died as a result of gun violence. Students at Hofstra University feel similarly to the ones at Michigan State about the impact of these shootings on their wellbeing. Jessica Hillel, a special education graduate student at Hofstra, said she feels moments of doubt whenever she enters a classroom. “Whenever I walk into a classroom, I’m like, ‘Where can I hide?’ and that should not be the first thought in my head,” she said. “That’s what’s concerning about today’s society.” Mckenna Osborne, a junior psychology major, said that she lives in a constant state of anxiety over an active shooter.
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Paving the way for future public relations students
Photo courtesy of Jon Colato Hofstra students were invited to attend the Public Relations Student Society of America’s annual Spring Networking Event to meet professionals in the industry.
By Madeline Sisk SPECIA L TO TH E C H R O N IC LE
On March 31, the Hofstra University chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of
America (PRSSA) hosted their annual PRSSA Spring Networking Event in the Student Center
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OPINION
Ticketmaster’s price-gouging is monopolizing the concert industry By Zoe Casselman A SSISTA N T FEATU RES ED ITO R
Photo courtesy of Getty Images Protesters show support for the Senate hearings questioning Ticketmaster.
I have never met a single person who doesn’t like going to concerts. However, as ticket prices drastically increase, especially for more popular artists, attending concerts is becoming increasingly inaccessible to the public. This leap in cost can be majorly attributed to one specific
ticket sale and event marketing platform: Ticketmaster. Founded in 1976, Ticketmaster is by far the oldest and largest e-ticket provider. According to CSNBC, since Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation in 2010, they now control an estimated 70% of the ticketing and live venues event market. More often than not, when you’re buying a concert ticket, it’s through Ticketmaster or one of its subsidiaries. Recently, people have been increasingly noticing Ticketmaster’s penchant for placing sizable fees alongside already expensive concert tickets, making the overall price unreasonably costly. While recent discussions concerning Ticketmaster have increased in frequency after
scandals surrounding ticket pricing, sales and fees for prominent artists, this isn’t a new issue. Ticketmaster’s greed is decades old. In 1994, according to Rolling Stone, Pearl Jam claimed that Ticketmaster abused its marketplace dominance after scooping up its competitors by collecting sky-high service fees and signing exclusive deals with major concert venues, leaving consumers and artists with no other alternative. With encouragement from Justice Department officials, the band filed an antitrust complaint, leading to a federal investigation.
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